Baseball Recap: Penobscot Valley Has No Trouble Against Penquis Valley

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Previous Games

05/16/25 - Home	9-2 W
05/12/25 - Away	18-5 W
05/10/24 - Away	17-11 W
05/06/24 - Home	14-13 W
05/12/23 - Home	13-3 W
+ 5 more games

Penobscot Valley won the last time they faced Penquis Valley and things went their way on Friday too. The Howlers were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Patriots. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Howlers.

Max Hamel and Scott Lane made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hamel tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Lane pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Hamel went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run, while Lane got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Lindquist, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Chase Osgood was another key player, going 1-for-4 with four stolen bases and two runs.

Penobscot Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penquis Valley only posted an OBP of .231.

Penobscot Valley picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-6. As for Penquis Valley, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Penobscot Valley has already played their next matchup, a 12-2 defeat against Woodland on the 21st. As for Penquis Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 18-1 loss against Stearns on the 21st.